CN110701855A

CN110701855A - Drawer assembly with humidity adjusting function and refrigerator with drawer assembly

Info

Publication number: CN110701855A
Application number: CN201911039998.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡卓鸣; 钱梅双; 辛海亚; 刘锦霞
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai; Hefei Jing Hong Electrical Co Ltd
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai; Hefei Jing Hong Electrical Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-29
Filing date: 2019-10-29
Publication date: 2020-01-17

Abstract

The invention provides a drawer assembly with a humidity adjusting function, which is arranged in refrigeration equipment and comprises a drawer body and a drawer cover plate, wherein the drawer cover plate covers the drawer body, the drawer body and the drawer cover plate form a storage compartment, and the rear end of the drawer cover plate can be jacked up to form an opening capable of adjusting the humidity of the storage compartment together with the rear end of the drawer body. The drawer assembly provided by the invention can adjust the humidity in the drawer assembly to meet the storage requirements of different fruits and vegetables in the fresh-keeping drawer under the condition of high-humidity storage. The refrigerator with the drawer assembly can meet the humidity requirement when different fruits and vegetables are stored, so that the fruits and vegetables can be better stored. Simultaneously, the preservation drawer is combined with the preservation promoting device, and the preservation effect of food materials in the drawer assembly is greatly improved through the combined action of humidity adjustment and other preservation methods.

Description

Drawer assembly with humidity adjusting function and refrigerator with drawer assembly

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a drawer assembly with a humidity adjusting function and a refrigerator with the same.

Background

At present, the variety of fruits and vegetables stored in the refrigerator is more and more, and the requirements of users on the storage quality of the fruits and vegetables are higher and higher. The storage of fruits and vegetables generally requires a high-humidity storage environment, but different fruits and vegetables have different humidity requirements. And the fresh-keeping effect of the refrigerator in the current market is difficult to meet the requirements of users.

The refrigerator on the market at present has some high humidity drawers, and often humidity is controlled at more than 90%, but this kind of humidity is unfavorable for some vegetables and fruits to be stored under this humidity, is that the vegetables and fruits are easier to appear phenomenons such as the bolt that moulds. Therefore, a fresh-keeping drawer capable of adjusting humidity more accurately even in a high-humidity environment is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a drawer assembly with a humidity adjusting function and a refrigerator with the same, so that the humidity adjusting function of a storage compartment is simple, convenient and fast, and has high cost performance.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the invention provides a drawer assembly with a humidity adjusting function, which is arranged in refrigeration equipment and comprises a drawer body and a drawer cover plate, wherein the drawer cover plate covers the drawer body, the drawer body and the drawer cover plate form a storage compartment, and the rear end of the drawer cover plate can be jacked up to form an opening capable of adjusting the humidity of the storage compartment together with the rear end of the drawer body.

Further optionally, when the rear end of the drawer cover is jacked up, the front end of the drawer cover is always matched with the front end of the drawer body.

Further optionally, a linkage adjusting mechanism is arranged between the drawer body and the drawer cover plate and comprises a humidity gear adjusting device and a transmission structure mechanically connected with the humidity gear adjusting device, and a power output end of the transmission structure is matched with the rear end of the drawer cover plate, so that the rear end of the drawer cover plate can be jacked up to a corresponding height according to the gear of the humidity gear adjusting device, and the opening degree of the opening is adjusted. Provides the optimum humidity for different fruits and vegetables when being stored respectively.

Further optionally, the humidity gear adjusting device is provided with a knob, and the knob is provided with a plurality of adjustable humidity gears; the knob is fixedly connected with or integrally formed with a first gear; the transmission mechanism comprises a first rod piece, a second gear and a second rod piece, wherein the first rod piece is horizontally arranged, one end of the first rod piece is meshed with the first gear, the other end of the first rod piece is meshed with the second gear, the second rod piece is vertically arranged, one end of the second rod piece is meshed with the second gear, and the other end of the second rod piece is supported at the rear end of the drawer cover plate; when the humidity gear is adjusted by using the knob, the first gear and the knob rotate together, the first rod piece moves in the horizontal direction through the meshing action of the first gear and the first rod piece, the second gear rotates through the meshing action of the first rod piece and the second gear, and the second rod piece moves in the vertical direction according to the meshing action of the second gear and the second rod piece; the power output end of the second rod piece is matched with the rear end of the drawer cover plate, when the second rod piece moves upwards in the vertical direction, the height of the rear end of the drawer cover plate jacked up is increased, and the opening formed in the rear end of the drawer body is increased.

Further optionally, the second gear is a helical gear.

Further optionally, the humidity gear adjusting device is disposed at a front end of the drawer cover or at a front end of the drawer body.

Further optionally, the first lever and the second gear are disposed on the drawer body.

Further optionally, the second rod is arranged on the drawer body and connected with the drawer cover plate, a groove is formed in the inner side of the drawer cover plate, the upper end of the second rod is arranged in the groove and is guaranteed not to slide off, the lower end of the second rod is connected with the second gear, and when the second gear rotates, the second rod correspondingly moves up and down to adjust and connect the drawer cover plate to move up and down.

Further optionally, the drawer assembly is further provided with electrostatic atomization means such that the drawer assembly can apply electrostatically charged atomized vapor to the storage contained by the drawer body.

Further optionally, the drawer assembly is further provided with a freshness-promoting device capable of applying an electric field or a magnetic field or microwaves or light waves to the storage articles accommodated by the drawer body.

Further optionally, the freshness-preservation promoting device is provided with a fan, so that the freshness-preservation promoting device forms airflow when an electric field or a magnetic field or microwaves or light waves are applied.

The invention also provides a refrigerator which comprises a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber, wherein the drawer assembly with the humidity adjusting function is arranged in the freezing chamber or the refrigerating chamber.

Advantageous effects

By adopting the drawer assembly with the humidity adjusting function and the refrigerator with the drawer assembly, the opening degree of the opening which is formed at the rear end of the drawer cover plate and the rear end of the drawer body and can adjust the humidity of the storage compartment is changed through the control knob, so that the humidity in the drawer is controlled. Humidity of different fruits and vegetables is controlled through different gears, so that the fruits and the vegetables can be better preserved. The drawer assembly is combined with the magnetic field, the electric field, the ozone and other fresh-keeping devices, and the fresh-keeping effect of food materials in the drawer is greatly improved through the combined action of humidity adjustment and other fresh-keeping methods.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings. The drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be derived from those drawings by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a humidity conditioning drawer cover;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator.

In the figure:

1-a drawer body; 2-drawer cover plate; 31-a knob; 32-a first gear; 33-a second gear; 34-a first bar; 35-a second bar; 4-a freshness-preservation promoting device; 51-a refrigerating chamber; 52-a drawer assembly; 53-a static electricity generating device; 54-temperature changing chamber; 55-freezing chamber; 56-electrostatic transformer

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the examples of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and "a" and "an" generally include at least two, but do not exclude at least one, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It is also noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such good or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a commodity or system that includes the element.

More and more refrigerators in the market have fresh-keeping function and set up a sealed drawer in the refrigerator to make the drawer be in higher humidity level and place fruit, vegetables etc. in such drawer, can keep permanent fresh however, to different article, we need provide different humidity, current refrigerator that has fresh-keeping function does not all possess the function of adjusting humidity, thereby make the article of placing in the refrigerator not too wet or too dry, fresh-keeping effect sometimes even if not placing in the refrigerator.

An object of this application is to provide a humidity control function that simply convenient messenger's storing room realizes the high performance price ratio.

Example 1

The present embodiment is applied to a drawer-type storage compartment of a refrigerating space of a refrigerator, and may be applied to a freezing chamber.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the present embodiment provides a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber 51, a freezing chamber 55, and a drawer assembly 52 having a humidity adjusting function, and the drawer assembly 52 of the present embodiment is provided in the refrigerating chamber 51 of the refrigerator to prevent fresh-keeping storage of fruits and vegetables in the refrigerating chamber 51.

Specifically, this embodiment has drawer assembly 52 of humidity control function, establish the drawer apron 2 in drawer body 1 top including drawer body 1 and cover, drawer body 1 and drawer apron 2 form one and hold the room of storing, and drawer apron 2 rear end can be by jack-up, makes its and drawer body 1 rear end form the opening of an adjustable storing room humidity, when the opening grow promptly, storing room humidity diminishes, and the opening diminishes, storing room humidity grow. Therefore, the invention can provide the optimum humidity for the storage of different fruits and vegetables.

For realizing the control of opening to humidity, this embodiment sets up a linkage adjustment mechanism between drawer body 1 and drawer apron 2, this linkage adjustment mechanism include a humidity gear adjusting device and with this humidity gear adjusting device mechanical connection's transmission structure, the power take off end of this transmission structure is in the same place with the cooperation of drawer apron 2 rear end, make drawer apron 2 rear end can be according to humidity gear adjusting device's gear by the corresponding height of jack-up to adjust opening aperture. Preferably, when the rear end of the drawer cover 2 is jacked up, the front end of the drawer cover is always matched with the front end of the drawer body 1. The specific matching mode can ensure that the drawer cover plate 2 is hinged with the front end of the drawer body 1; further preferably, the hinge shaft may be horizontally moved along both side walls of the drawer body 1, so that the drawer cover 2 may conveniently store and take articles.

Preferably, the humidity gear adjusting device arranged at the front end of the drawer cover plate 2 or the front end of the drawer body 1 is provided with a knob 31, and the knob 31 is provided with a plurality of adjustable humidity gears; the knob 31 is fixedly connected with or integrally formed with a first gear 32; the transmission mechanism comprises a first rod 34, a second gear 33 and a second rod 35, wherein the first rod 34 is horizontally arranged, one end of the first rod is meshed with the first gear 32, the other end of the first rod is meshed with the second gear 33, and preferably, the second gear 33 is a helical gear; a further preferred first lever 34 and second gear 33 are provided on the drawer body 1; the second rod 35 is vertically arranged, one end of the second rod is meshed with the second gear 33, and the other end of the second rod is supported on the lower surface of the rear end of the drawer cover plate 2; preferably, the second rod 35 is arranged on the drawer body 1 and connected with the drawer cover 2, a groove is formed on the inner side of the drawer cover 2, the upper end of the second rod 35 is arranged in the groove and is guaranteed not to slide off, the lower end of the second rod 35 is connected with the second gear 33, when the second gear 33 rotates, the second rod 35 correspondingly moves up and down, and the part of the upper end of the second rod 35, which is in contact with the groove of the drawer cover 2, serves as a stress point of the second rod and the drawer cover 2, so that the drawer cover 2 is adjusted and connected to move up and down.

Therefore, when the humidity gear position is adjusted by using the knob 31, the first gear 32 rotates together with the knob 31, the first rod 34 moves in the horizontal direction through the meshing action with the first rod 34, the second gear 33 rotates through the meshing action of the first rod 34 and the second gear 33, and the second rod 35 moves in the vertical direction according to the meshing action of the second gear 33 and the second rod 35; the power output end of the second rod 35 is matched with the rear end of the drawer cover plate 2, when the second rod 35 moves in the vertical direction, the height of the rear end of the drawer cover plate 2 lifted up is increased, the opening formed by the rear end of the drawer body 1 is increased, and the humidity of the storage chamber is reduced.

Further preferably, the drawer assembly 52 in this embodiment has three humidity-controlling positions, the direction of the knob 31 is adjusted, the first gear 32 on the knob 31 controls the first rod 34 to displace, the second gear 33 is driven, the second gear 33 drives the second rod 35 to move, the front end of the drawer cover 2 completely overlaps with the drawer body 1, the opening for adjusting the humidity of the storage compartment formed between the rear end of the drawer cover 2 and the rear end of the drawer body 1 divides the humidity-controlling positions into a H1 position, a H2 position and a H3 position according to the opening degree formed between the rear end of the drawer cover 2 and the rear end of the drawer body 1.

As shown in fig. 2, at this time, the adjusting knob 31 is in the H2 position, the opening between the rear end of the drawer cover 2 and the rear end of the drawer body 1 is 2mm, the outside air enters the drawer body 1, and the humidity range in the drawer is 80% RH-90% RH. The H1 gear is obtained after the adjusting knob 31 is rotated clockwise, and the H3 gear is obtained after the adjusting knob 31 is rotated anticlockwise. When the humidity requirement of the vegetables or fruits to be stored on the humidity requirement storage environment is higher, the H1 gear is formed after the adjusting knob 31 is rotated clockwise, the first gear 32 drives the first rod piece 34 to move leftwards, the second gear 33 is driven to rotate again at the rear end (namely the right side in the drawing) of the drawer and is transmitted to the second rod piece 35 in the vertical direction, so that the second rod piece 35 moves downwards, the front end of the drawer cover plate 2 is completely overlapped with the drawer body 1, the opening of the rear end of the drawer cover plate 2 and the rear end of the drawer body 1 is reduced, and the air entering is reduced; the opening is now 1mm and the humidity range of drawer assembly 52 is greater than 90% RH. When the humidity of the environment, required by the humidity, of vegetables or fruits to be stored is lower, the adjusting knob 31 is rotated anticlockwise to the H3 gear, the first gear 32 drives the first rod piece 34 to move rightwards, the second gear 33 is driven to rotate again at the rear end (namely the right end in the drawing) of the drawer and is transmitted to the second rod piece 35 in the vertical direction, so that the second rod piece 35 moves upwards, the front end of the drawer cover plate 2 is completely overlapped with the drawer body 1, the rear end of the cover plate is supported higher, the opening between the rear end of the drawer cover plate 2 and the rear end of the drawer body 1 is enlarged, and the air entering is increased; with the opening being approximately 3mm, drawer assembly 52 has a humidity range of 70% RH to 80% RH.

Further preferably, the invention can also replace the mark of the knob for the humidity level with the mark directly corresponding to the storage type, so that a user can directly rotate the knob to the storage type stored by the user to adjust to obtain the corresponding humidity.

Further, the embodiment may further provide a fresh-keeping promoting device 4 (not shown) to further promote the fresh-keeping effect of the humidity adjusting function of the drawer assembly 52 in combination with the humidity adjusting means.

Preferably, the freshness-preservation promoting device 4 is provided with electrostatic atomization means, so that the drawer assembly 52 can also apply electrostatically-charged atomized steam to the stored goods contained in the drawer body 1 according to humidity.

Preferably, the freshness-keeping promotion device 4 is an energy device capable of applying an electric field, a magnetic field, a light wave or a microwave to the stored goods accommodated in the drawer body 1.

Of course, the freshness-keeping promotion means may be ozone or other freshness-keeping means.

Preferably, the freshness promotion device 4 can be arranged on the lower surface of the drawer cover plate, or on the inner wall of the drawer body, preferably, on the rear wall of the drawer body at the opening, and further, a fan can be arranged on the rear wall of the drawer body to promote freshness preservation. It is further preferred that the freshness-enhancement device 4 is provided with a fan so that the freshness-enhancement device 4 forms an airflow when an electric or magnetic field or microwaves or light waves or ozone or atomization is applied.

Referring to fig. 2, an embodiment of the freshness-enhancement device 4 is shown, which is a high-voltage electrostatic device, wherein the electrostatic transformation device 56 of the high-voltage electrostatic device is installed in the refrigerating compartment 51 of the refrigerator. The static electricity generator 53 may be mounted on the bottom of the humidity control drawer, or may be mounted at another position of the drawer. The static electricity generating device 53 is wrapped by an insulating material, and the passing current of the static electricity generating device is only about 0.01A, so that the static electricity generating device is not dangerous to human bodies. After the electrostatic device is opened, high-voltage static electricity of about 20000V can be generated around the electrostatic device, so that microorganisms in objects can be effectively inhibited and killed, and the effect of enzyme is inhibited, thereby greatly improving the fresh-keeping effect of food.

The drawer assembly with humidity adjustment function in this embodiment is preferably a drawer assembly with relative sealing and storage properties, because the humidity adjustment is performed in a relatively high humidity range, which requires a relatively sealed environment. Of course, the present application may also replace the drawer assembly with a storage structure that is not in the form of a drawer without pursuing a superior technical result.

In conclusion, the refrigerator provided by the embodiment has the drawer assembly with the humidity adjusting function, so that the humidity can be adjusted when the refrigerator is stored, different fruit and vegetable foods can be stored more accurately and reasonably, and the storage requirements of various foods are met. Furthermore, the rear end of the drawer cover plate can be jacked up, so that the rear end of the drawer cover plate and the rear end of the drawer body form an opening capable of adjusting the humidity of the storage room to realize different humidity in the drawer, and the humidity environment which is needed by different storage types and can be simply, conveniently, low in cost and high in cost performance can be achieved. Furthermore, the drawer component with the humidity adjusting function is provided with corresponding fresh-keeping equipment, such as an electric field, a magnetic field, an electrostatic atomization device, a light wave device, a microwave device or an ozone fresh-keeping device, so that the fresh-keeping effect of food can be further improved. For example, the high-voltage electric field technology is beneficial to the formation of a high-voltage electrostatic field in a storage area, and can effectively inhibit the growth and the propagation of harmful microorganisms, thereby prolonging the fresh-keeping period of food. The combined action of the fresh-keeping devices and the fresh-keeping drawer can greatly improve the fresh-keeping effect of food and the humidity adjusting effect.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a drawer assembly with humidity control function, this drawer assembly sets up in refrigeration plant, establishes including drawer body and cover the drawer apron of drawer body top, drawer body and drawer apron form one and hold the compartment of storing, its characterized in that: the rear end of the drawer cover plate (2) can be jacked up, so that an opening capable of adjusting the humidity of the storage room is formed between the drawer cover plate and the rear end of the drawer body (1).

2. The drawer assembly with humidity conditioning function of claim 1, wherein: when the rear end of the drawer cover plate (2) is jacked up, the front end of the drawer cover plate is always matched with the front end of the drawer body (1).

3. The drawer assembly with humidity adjustment function of claim 2, wherein: set up a linkage adjustment mechanism between drawer body (1) and drawer apron (2), this linkage adjustment mechanism includes a humidity gear adjusting device and with the transmission structure of this humidity gear adjusting device mechanical connection, the power take off end of this transmission structure with drawer apron (2) rear end cooperation is in the same place, makes drawer apron (2) rear end can be according to humidity gear adjusting device's gear by the corresponding height of jack-up, thereby adjusts opening degree.

4. The drawer assembly with humidity adjustment function of claim 3, wherein:

the humidity gear adjusting device is provided with a knob (31), and the knob (31) is provided with a plurality of adjustable humidity gears; the knob (31) is fixedly connected with or integrally formed with a first gear (32);

the transmission mechanism comprises a first rod piece (34), a second gear (33) and a second rod piece (35), wherein the first rod piece (34) is horizontally arranged, one end of the first rod piece is meshed with the first gear (32), the other end of the first rod piece is meshed with the second gear (33), the second rod piece (35) is vertically arranged, one end of the second rod piece is meshed with the second gear (33), and the other end of the second rod piece is supported at the rear end of the drawer cover plate (2);

when the humidity gear is adjusted by using the knob (31), the first gear (32) and the knob (31) rotate together, the first rod piece (34) moves horizontally through the meshing action of the first rod piece (34), the second gear (33) rotates through the meshing action of the first rod piece (34) and the second gear (33), and the second rod piece (35) moves vertically according to the meshing action of the second gear (33) and the second rod piece (35);

the power output end of the second rod piece (35) is matched with the rear end of the drawer cover plate (2), and when the second rod piece (35) moves upwards in the vertical direction, the height of the rear end of the drawer cover plate (2) jacked up is increased, and the opening formed in the rear end of the drawer body (1) is increased.

5. The drawer assembly with humidity adjustment function of claim 4, wherein: the second gear (33) is a helical gear.

6. The drawer assembly with humidity conditioning function of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: the humidity gear adjusting device is arranged at the front end of the drawer cover plate (2) or at the front end of the drawer body (1).

7. The drawer assembly with humidity adjustment function of claim 6, wherein: the first rod (34) and the second gear (33) are arranged on the drawer body (1).

8. The drawer assembly with humidity conditioning function of claim 7, wherein: second member (35) set up on drawer body (1) and are connected with drawer cover (2), are formed with the recess in drawer cover (2) inboard, and second member (35) upper end is arranged in this recess and is guaranteed not to slide off, and second member (35) lower extreme is connected with second gear (33), and when second gear (33) rotated, second member (35) corresponded and reciprocated to this regulation is connected drawer cover (2) and is reciprocated.

9. The drawer assembly with humidity conditioning function of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: the drawer assembly (52) is also provided with electrostatic atomization means, so that the drawer assembly (52) can apply electrostatically-charged atomized steam to the storage contained in the drawer body (1).

10. A drawer assembly having a humidity conditioning function as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein: the drawer component (52) is also provided with a fresh-keeping promoting device which can apply an electric field or a magnetic field or microwaves or light waves to the storage articles contained in the drawer body (1).

11. The drawer assembly with humidity conditioning function of claim 10, wherein: the fresh-keeping promoting device is provided with a fan, so that the fresh-keeping promoting device forms airflow when an electric field or a magnetic field or microwaves or light waves are applied.

12. A refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber, characterized in that: the freezing chamber (55) or the refrigerating chamber (51) is provided therein with the drawer assembly (52) having the humidity adjusting function as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11.